Martinius vs Trond
Martinius and Trondcompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.
Head to head
Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.
Norway · Boys
In 2016, Martinius was ranked #394 and Trond #401 among boys in Norway.
Martinius and Trond over time
Martinius and Trond appear together in 1 published list, across 21 years of shared records. Trond held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Martinius in 0.
The order between them changed and held in one of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.
Trond reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Martinius in none. Each position is a place inside its own list, so this compares when they peaked and never how high.
Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.
List by list
Norway · Boys21 shared years, 1996–2016
Martinius held the stronger position in 9 of those years, Trond in 12.
Highest recorded here: Martinius #267 in 2014, Trond #145 in 1996.
The order changed in 2011: Martinius moved ahead. In 2010 they stood at #557 and #439; by 2011 that had become #334 and #562.
Most recent shared year, 2016: Martinius #394, Trond #401.
Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.
Side by side
| Field | Martinius | Trond |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | |
| Syllables | 3 | 1 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | NO | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #464 (2020) | Norway · Boys #446 (2023) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 70/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Martinius has 3 syllables, compared with 1 for Trond.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Martinius
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #531 among boys in Norway in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1996–2020
Highest recorded position: #267 among boys in Norway, in 2014 (recorded 1996–2020).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2020
Most recently recorded at #464 among boys in Norway, in 2020.
Norway · Boys
Trond
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #47 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1945–2023
Highest recorded position: #6 among boys in Norway, in 1968 (recorded 1945–2023).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2023
Most recently recorded at #446 among boys in Norway, in 2023.
Norway · Boys